Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

उद्दालको वशिष्ठश्च माण्डव्यो गौतमस्तथा । याज्ञवल्क्योऽथ गर्गश्च शाण्डिल्यो गालवस्तथा

Transliteration

uddālako vaśiṣṭhaśca māṇḍavyo gautamastathā | yājñavalkyo'tha gargaśca śāṇḍilyo gālavastathā

Translation

Il y avait Uddālaka et Vasiṣṭha, Māṇḍavya et Gautama; ainsi que Yājñavalkya, Garga, Śāṇḍilya et Gālava.

Word by Word

• उद्दालकः: Uddālaka
• उद्दालकः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्दालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• वशिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वशिष्ठः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वशिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• माण्डव्यः: Māṇḍavya
• माण्डव्यः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माण्डव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यत्व (adverb/particle: ‘likewise/also’)

• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• अथ: then; next
• अथ: Samuccaya (Sequencer)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भ (particle: ‘then/next’)

• गर्गः: Garga
• गर्गः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• शाण्डिल्यः: Śāṇḍilya
• शाण्डिल्यः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाण्डिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• गालवः: Gālava
• गालवः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यत्व

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā setting (contextual)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified roll-call tableau: multiple renowned sages—Uddālaka, Vasiṣṭha, Māṇḍavya, Gautama, Yājñavalkya, Garga, Śāṇḍilya, Gālava—seated along the riverbank with kamaṇḍalus and jata, each distinct in posture.

Characters & Entities

• Uddālaka
• Vasiṣṭha
• Māṇḍavya
• Gautama
• Yājñavalkya
• Garga
• Śāṇḍilya
• Gālava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The presence of renowned ṛṣis legitimizes the tīrtha narrative and signals that pilgrimage and austerity were embraced by the highest dharma authorities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports the Narmadā–Ravitīrtha narrative context by naming participating sages rather than praising a site directly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is specified; it is a catalog of ṛṣis within the story.